The Mount The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JX Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/01846/FUL
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises
Council
Braintree 7/10
Date received
around 17 Aug 2026
Date validated
17 Aug 2026
Postcode
CM7 4JX
Freehold owner
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Description

Proposed conversion from offices to 1no. residential dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 12 Oct 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Day 53 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.

Day 533 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
93,033decided in the last year

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Site constraints 7

21 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bosworths Tearooms and Finchingfield Antiques Centre, Grade II, about 18 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 21 with distances
Historic England ↗
Finchingfield conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Finchingfield built-up area; Flood defence about 40 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 10 year flood); Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £335,000 in June 2025. Other property, freehold.

16 June 2025£335,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
13 September 2018£300,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
2 April 2015£252,252Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2016 Approved
Proposed insertion of first floor and stairs
16/01898/LBC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Former Finchingfield United Reformed Church The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JX
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2023 Approved
Former Finchingfield United Reformed Church The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JX
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23/00870/LBC
2023 Approved
Former Finchingfield United Reformed Church The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JX
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2023
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2023
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2022 Approved
Brick House The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JS
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2022 Approved
Brick House The Green Finchingfield Essex CM7 4JS
Notice of intent to carry out works to trees protected by Tree Preservation Order -T1 Pop…
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2022 Withdrawn
Finchingfield Bridge, The Green, Finchingfield, Essex, CM7 4JS
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2021 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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Braintree
Planning Authority Score
7/10
Good
#61 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Braintree is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #47 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Braintree decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #189 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #148 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #47 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #71 of 296
62%
Minor dwellings approved
119 decided (1-9 homes)
87%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
11 decided
927
Total decisions
132 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.